Calisto bruneri

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Calisto bruneri
Calisto bruneri male upper side.JPG
Male, upperside
Calisto bruneri male under side.JPG
Male, underside
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Calisto
Species:
C. bruneri
Binomial name
Calisto bruneri
Michener, 1949
Synonyms
  • Calisto herophile bruneri Alayo and Hernández 1987

Calisto bruneri is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Cuba, where it occurs in the western parts of the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa Mountains. The species inhabits rainforests, wet sclerophyllous low forests and pine forests.

Female, upperside
Calisto bruneri.JPG

The length of the forewings is 16–19 mm for males and 18–21 mm for females. Adults have been observed taking nectar from flowers of .[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Aguila, Rayner Núñez; Edelquis Oliva Plasencia; Pavel F. Matos Maravi; Niklas Wahlberg (2012). "Cuban Calisto (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae), a review based on morphological and DNA data". ZooKeys (165): 57–105. doi:10.3897/zookeys.165.2206. PMC 3272634. PMID 22328857.


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